Seat On Woodhead Board Asked

March 14, 1985

The chairman of Nortek Inc. has requested a seat on the board of Woodhead Industries, according to a Nortek filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nortek, which holds an 11.5 percent stake in Woodhead, said in the filing that its chairman, Ralph R. Papitto, requested the seat in a March 5 letter to Robert Lamantia, Woodhead president and chief executive. Nortek opposed certain antitakeover proposals approved by Woodhead shareholders Feb. 14. In the SEC filing, Nortek said it believes the measures are not in the best interests of Woodhead stockholders and that it is requesting the board seat ``to protect Nortek`s investment in the company.``